"Back to the emperor, the spies came to report that the Dongzhao Navy Division and the army have been assembled at the eastern port and are about to go to sea, and there are not a few sailors they sent this time, and they even sent Su Yan and one of his Yunlu troops over, wanting to come to this time to negotiate, but they really want to take the opportunity to capture Chili Island." Cheng Ke, the commander of Mu Ling's secret guard, said with a serious expression, "If they succeed in taking the ...... of Chili Island."

Mu Ling's face was unexpectedly relaxed, "When did I say that they would return victorious?" ”

Hearing this, Cheng Ke's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and arched his back slightly and asked, "What does the emperor mean?" ”

"I am saying that it is good to cultivate with Dongzhao, but this Ethereal Continent is far overseas, and it is not restricted by land countries, so who knows that we did it there? Bring your people and go. ”

"Emperor Shengming, there is no trace of such a move." Suddenly, Cheng Ke paused, and said with a little hesitation: "There is one more thing...... The subordinates just got the news that An and Princess Ann had mixed into Dongzhao's sailor army. ”

"Oh? It's really funny. She was originally living comfortably in Dongzhao, and she was worried that she couldn't find a chance, but now she sent it to the door, what should she do, you know, if Mu Yunyi had an accident when she stayed in Dongzhao, I just took the opportunity to trouble Dongzhao, which killed two birds with one stone. ”

"Subordinates take orders!" After that, Cheng Ke withdrew from Mu Ling's dormitory.

Mu Ling closed his eyes slightly, but a cold expression appeared on his face.

Mu Yunyi, don't blame me for being too ruthless, if you want to blame you, you are his daughter.

After some disguise, Mu Yunyi blended into the cargo ship behind Dongzhao to support supplies, and this ship followed the ships of Dongzhao's army and entered the waters of Ethereal Continent after sailing for two days.

Since Dongzhao's plan was to try to negotiate peacefully first, and the other party did not accept it before attacking, the fleet led by Su Yan did not act rashly after approaching Chili Island a little, but waited for the reaction of Chili Island.

The topography of Chili Island is very peculiar, the island is almost all mountainous, the island is surrounded by cliffs, the city-state is built on the mountain in the middle of the island, and from a distance, Chili Island is a high mountain standing in the middle of the sea. There is a natural harbor on the west side of the island, which is a wide inner bay, stationed with a powerful pirate fleet on Chili Island, which has the advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is why the pirates of Chili Island have been more reckless in hijacking cargo ships at sea and robbing property, and have never ignored the warnings and consultations of the countries on the road, especially Dongzhao.

Sure enough, before I asked the Dongzhao army about the intention, the fleet of Chili Island had already been dispatched, and the artillery bows and arrows on the huge ship were all blasted towards the Dongzhao army, and several ships of the Dongzhao army had been damaged by the bombardment, and the personnel were also slightly injured.

In addition, many soldiers fell down after being unable to adapt to the sea, so the Dongzhao fleet had no choice but to go to a nearby desert island to rest.

General Han Qian and Su Yan walked into the improvised camp tent set up together.

"Negotiations are out of the question." Han Qian shook his cloak and hung it up, and there was not much surprise in his tone.

"Just attack it." Su Yan stared at the topographic map of the sea around Chili Island, as if to say something very ordinary.

Naturally, this result is what the two expected, and it is also what they want to see the most, this time to go to sea, is to take this red glass island in one fell swoop, and when they successfully capture this place, it will be just around the corner to collect all the island resources of the Ethereal Continent.

"It's just that this island is surrounded by cliffs, and we can't get to the island from anywhere but the port." Su Yan's Yunlu army was more proficient in land warfare, and the battle at sea was already unbearable for some soldiers.

"It's okay, I'll lead the sailors to attack from the front, just give me one day to capture their port, and the rest, if you go ashore, it's up to your Yunlu army."

"Okay, then it's decided, General Han, you are more familiar with the situation at sea, so when do you think it's better for us to leave?"

"We have just observed the wind direction and cloud signs, and there should be heavy rain in Chili Island and its surrounding waters in three days, so we will start the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"Since the weather is different, it is better to be early than late, why not set off tomorrow morning after resting today, attack Chili Island, and go ashore early."

"That's what I mean, you and I will go and order the deployment!" Han Qian is very satisfied with the battle with Su Yan this time, on the one hand, Han Qian is a simple person, and he never drags his feet in battle, and Su Yan happens to be resolute and resolute, and he marches neatly, on the other hand, Su Yan, as a junior, is not impulsive and rash, and he also respects Han Qian's opinion very much, and the two have had a good tacit understanding in just a few days.

Early the next morning, the Dongzhao fleet set off again to approach Chili Island, and they were still greeted by the artillery bombardment of the military fleet, but the sailors of Dongzhao attacked Chili's fleet with more fierce artillery and ignited bows and arrows. After the continuous and intensive onslaught of the naval division and ships led by General Donghan Qian, the army of Chilidao was gradually defeated, and the ships gradually retreated. Less than half an hour later, many of the pirates who were still alive simply jumped into the water and fled back to the island.

At this time, suddenly dark clouds covered the sun, the wind was fierce, the sea was turbulent, and the heavy rain was about to occur, the Dongzhao army did not pay attention to the bad weather, or chose to take advantage of the victory to pursue, the fleet docked, the soldiers attacked the island, and the Yunlu army was the first to bear the brunt at this time, and the pirate army on the island started a fierce battle. However, due to the rugged and slippery mountain roads on the island, the Eastern Zhao army did not have the upper hand at first.

Soon, Su Yan, who was not familiar with the route on the island, and several soldiers scattered with other troops during the battle, but fortunately, there were not too many enemies in front of him, and Su Yan led the soldiers around him to repel the enemy in the rain. However, just as they were about to go to meet with the other teams, a large number of enemies dressed as pirates rushed up around them, surrounding Su Yan and the others, and he had to continue to fight with the enemy.

Su Yan held the burning sun in his hand, and attacked the pirates first, with his roar, the hands of the first few people were cut off, and then Su Yan rushed towards the rest of the people, ready to solve them, the remaining pirates showed fear on their faces, and they retreated one after another, but at this time, twenty or thirty enemies rushed from behind Su Yan, and when they saw their accomplices coming, those pirates showed hideous faces again, and swung their knives at Su Yan. Su Yan was not afraid, and continued to raise his sword to slash at the enemy, but there were too many enemies behind him, and he was still found to be flawed.

"Phew!" A bayonet stabbed at the weak place where the armor of Su Yan's left arm was protected, and a sharp pain came instantly. Su Yan, whose temples were bruised, gritted his teeth and turned around and killed the person behind him with a sword. But the other twenty or so enemies saw that Su Yan's left arm was injured and seized the opportunity to surround him.